• 3-D Modeling Software- software used by graphic designers for them to be able to create 3-D objects with tools similar to those found in conventional drawing software.
  • Bitmapped Graphics (raster graphics)- To the computer, these pictures are simple maps showing how the pixels on the screen shoud be presented
  • Color Depth- one of 2 technological factors limiting an artist's ability to create realistic on-screen images with a bitmapped graphics program.
  • Compression- data compression software and hardware squeeze data out of movies so they can be stored in smaller spaces, often with a slight loss of image quality.
  • Audio Digitizer- An audio digitizer can record just about any sound.
  • Gray-scale Graphics- These allows each pizel to appear as black, white or one of several shades of gray.
  • Pixel- An image on a computer screen is made up of a matrix of pixels- tiny dots of white, black orcolor arranged in rows.
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)- a standard interface used to send commands between computers and musical instruments
  • MP3- A popular format for transmitting audio on the Internet. A CD track converted to MP3 format can be 1/10 the sound of the original but still sound very similar
  • PDF( Portable document format)- Is a file format developed by Adobe that enables digital documents to be exchanged between programs independent of application software, hardware or operating system
  • Animation- the quick display of a sequence of images to create the illusion of movement.
  • Vector Graphics- the use of geometrical shapes (e.g. points, lines, curves, and or polygons), based on mathematical equations, to represent images in computer graphics.
  • Clip Art- refers to pre-made images used to illustrate any idea.
  • CAD- (Computer-Aided Desing) is the use of computer technology for the design of objects, real or virtual.
  • CAM-
  • Hypermedia- an extension to hypertext that supports linking graphics, sound, and video elements.
  • Hypertext- any text that contains links to other documents.
  • Morphing- is a special effect in motion pictures and animations that changes one image into another through transition.